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    The Moe Manifesto: An Insider’s Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming

    Patrick W. Galbraith

    MOE is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga not just in Japan now, but throughout the world

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    The Moe Manifesto: An Insider’s Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming

    Patrick W. Galbraith

    MOE is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga not just in Japan now, but throughout the world

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    Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan

    Patrick W. Galbraith

    Patrick Galbraith examines Japanese otaku, their relationships with fictional girl characters, the Japanese public’s interpretations of them as excessive and perverse, and the Japanese government’s attempts to co-opt them into…

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    Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan

    Patrick W. Galbraith

    Patrick Galbraith examines Japanese otaku, their relationships with fictional girl characters, the Japanese public’s interpretations of them as excessive and perverse, and the Japanese government’s attempts to co-opt them into…

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    The Ethics of Affect: Lines and Life in a Tokyo Neighborhood

    Patrick W Galbraith

    Based on fieldwork in Tokyo, this book explores how and to what effect producers and players of adult computer games draw lines between fiction and reality and orient themselves toward…

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    Otaku Encyclopedia The

    Patrick W. Galbraith

    Originally published: Japan: Kodansha International, 2009.

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    Media Convergence in Japan

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    The Japanese media system is in a state of flux as a result of shifts in the digital economy, new audience metrics and declining print and broadcast revenues. This volume…

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    AKB48

    Patrick W. Galbraith (Duke University, USA),Jason G. Karlin (University of Tokyo, Japan)

    Since its formation as a girl group in 2005, AKB48 has become a phenomenal success and institution in Japan. Having originally recruited fans with photocopied fliers and daily performances in…

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    AKB48

    Patrick W. Galbraith (Duke University, USA),Jason G. Karlin (University of Tokyo, Japan)

    Since its formation as a girl group in 2005, AKB48 has become a phenomenal success and institution in Japan. Having originally recruited fans with photocopied fliers and daily performances in…

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    Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan: Historical Perspectives and New Horizons

    With the spread of manga (Japanese comics) and anime (Japanese cartoons) around the world, many have adopted the Japanese term ‘otaku’ to identify fans of such media. The connection to…

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    Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan: Historical Perspectives and New Horizons

    With the spread of manga (Japanese comics) and anime (Japanese cartoons) around the world, many have adopted the Japanese term ‘otaku’ to identify fans of such media. The connection to…

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    Media Technologies for Work and Play in East Asia: Critical Perspectives on Japan and the Two Koreas

    This book is the first comparative study of media technologies in Japan and the two Koreas which illuminates the peculiar geopolitical relations between the three countries through their development and…

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